Summary #6 for 2025-04-22

Alright Alex, stepping into Tuesday evening at 6:12 PM!

First things first, exercise: Today is marked as a Rest Day! in Training Peaks, so your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to… well, rest! Enjoy the break from pounding the pavement.

Speaking of today, it’s also Earth Day. Hope you got a chance to appreciate the planet!

Work-wise, there’s a Backend stand-up at 10:30 AM tomorrow. Looks like the Frontend stand-up at 11:00 AM was Canceled (though there’s a duplicate entry, holiday vibes usually mean lighter calendars!). There’s also an Engineering team hiring discussion scheduled for 4 PM. Remember, holidays take priority!

In other news, scientists have apparently Scientists unveil ‘olo’: A colour never before seen by the human eye. I bet Tara’s managed to find a way to blend in with it already.

Here’s a quick look around:

• The acting head of the Vatican is now Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican?
• In tech:
  • The FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices.
  • Someone built an Evertop: E-ink IBM XT clone with 100+ hours of battery life.
  • There’s a Show HN: Dia, an open-weights TTS model for generating realistic dialogue.
  • A piece on why Pipelining might be my favorite programming language feature.
  • Some Reddit tech talk: USA Unable to Make Drones Without Components From China, White House plagued by Signal controversy as Pentagon in “full-blown meltdown”, China Just Powered Up the World’s First Thorium Reactor, Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation, [Airbnb now shows the full price of your stay by default](https://reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1k4reei/airbnb_now_shows_the_full_price_of your_stay_by/), EU gives staff ‘burner phones, laptops’ for US visits, and This Is How Meta AI Staffers Deemed More Than 7 Million Books to Have No “Economic Value”.
• In science and interesting finds:
  • AI can screen for ADHD using retinal fundus photographs.
  • Sadness “leaks” into social behavior and physiology—and men may overcompensate.
  • Authoritarian minds may be primed for conspiracy beliefs.
  • Use of psilocybin has increased significantly nationwide since 2019.
  • A Physics Experiment Reveals ‘Quantum Rain’ For The First Time.
  • High-fat, high-sugar diets impact cognitive function.
  • Some good news: 3 teens invented a salt-powered refrigerator that doesn’t need electricity.
  • And a curious tale: Man gets trapped in Lake Michigan quicksand, emerges with a girlfriend.
• World News:
  • Kremlin satisfied with US statements that Ukraine will not join NATO.
  • Venezuela accuses El Salvador of human trafficking.
  • Carney urges Canadian doctors in the U.S. to come home.
  • China to sanction US Congress members.
  • Algeria drops French, adopts English as university language.
  • China sends back new Boeing jet made more expensive by tariffs.
  • I felt BBC wanted me to leave Match of the Day, says Gary Lineker.
  • Ukraine reports many Russian drone attacks after truce ends.
  • Women’s flag football is growing on college campuses.
  • [Russian Economic Officials Brace for Lowest Oil Prices Since Pandemic](https://reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/comments/1k4ts9g/russian_economic_officials_brace for_lowest_oil/).
  • First House Republican calls for Pete Hegseth's ouster.